Julieta Nuñez

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Patagonia Swim in Chile by Cristian Vergara and Julieta Núñez Gundlach was nominated for the 2018 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year by the World Open Water Swimming Association
Coach Julieta Nuñez founded FullMar Viña
Coach Julieta Núñez Gundlach who founded FullMar Viña

Julieta Núñez Gundlach is an open water swimmer (since 2003) and an open water swimming coach who co-founded Patagonia Swim with Cristian Vergara. She Co-Founded Chile Open Water Swimming in 2024.

Open Water Swimming Career Highlights

Honors

  • She has been recognized as one of the 100 women leaders from Chile by El Mercurio newspaper.
  • She was named one of the Sports Heroines by newspaper La Tercera.
  • She was named outstanding woman of her region.
  • She has starred in several television and documentary programs about her connection to the sea.

Coaching and Race Organization

  • She founded the first open water swimming club in Viña del Mar and served as its president for two years.
  • She formed the first open water swimming club in Concon and is the current president.
  • She has organized numerous competitions in Valparaiso, Viña del Mar and Concón.
  • Every year she organizes a national competition in the Bay of Concón with 70 to 100 participants, both from Chile and neighboring countries.
  • Her experience has led her to become coach for young swimmers and serve as their escort guide.
  • She speaks three languages including German, Spanish and English.
  • She is a certified sports and shellfish diver.
  • She is the president of the local fishermen's union (San Pedro de Concón).
  • She has been an ocean lifeguard since 2004.

2018 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year Nomination

Patagonia Swim was nominated for the 2018 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year by the World Open Water Swimming Association:
Patagonia is for the hardened swimmer, extreme athletes who are looking for the ultimate in rough, cold, unpredictable conditions. Patagonia Swim was co-founded and is co-managed by Cristian Vergara and Julieta Nuñez, two extreme athletes who know first-hand what it takes to be safe and successful in swimming in Patagonia at the bottom of the South American continent. The multi-lingual pair provide a unique service that organizes, plans and overseas unprecedented and traditional solo swims in the Beagle Channel, the Straits of Magellan, and Cape Horn while coordinating with the Chilean navy and local governmental authorities. For providing expert swimmer guidance, escort boats, safety, and logistical support in some of the world's most risky open water swims, for promoting interest in Patagonia swimming and extreme swimming in South America, and for observing and authenticating official swims by swimmers of all ages and abilities, Patagonia Swim by Cristian Vergara and Julieta Núñez Gundlach is a worthy nominee for the 2018 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year.

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